Expansion of the mining industry, plantations, forest concessions for industries, and infrastructure projects for national economic development have led to land grabbing at a large scale, leading to conflicts

April 2019

After the fourteenth general election in Malaysia in May 2018, a new coalition known as Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) came to power. It replaced Barisan Nasional (the National Front) that had ruled at

Throughout modern Indonesian history, Islamic rhetoric has been used by both elites and nonelites to prohibit and constrain the social existence of sexual and gender minorities. It is a recent phenomenon

This seminar-cum-book launch will discuss a new book on Indonesia's democracy as well as reflect on the outcome of Indonesia's national elections held on 17 april. A panel with Yance Arizona (PPI Nederland

Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia is the result of Andreas Harsono’s fifteen year project to document how race and religion have come to be increasingly prevalent within Indonesia’s politics.